HOMECinema

Le Havre

Last shown Thu 26 Apr 2012 at 18.10

PG Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki, the Finnish master of deadpan, relocates to the French industrial port of Le Havre for this comedy drama. Playful yet tender, the film recounts the story of Marcel, a down-at-heel husband with an ad hoc shoeshine business and an ailing wife. Marcel risks all to rally his friends and neighbours to unite and help to protect a young African immigrant struggling to find his mother.

Podcast Review

Want to know if Le Havre is for you? Listen to our review of the film in the April Cornerhouse Podcast here.